Influencers React To Cyntoia Brown Being Granted Executive Clemency

Influencers React To Cyntoia Brown Being Granted Executive Clemency.

At 16 years old, Cyntoia Brown was sentenced to life for manslaughter. Cyntoia, a victim of child sex trafficking, was living with a pimp named Cut Throat who was abusing her and forcing her into sex work according to The Cut. In that same year, she met a 43-year-old man named Johnny Allen who coerced Cyntoia into coming back to his home. She shared that while there she was in fear for his safety which led to her shooting him and leaving with his wallet.

Her heartbreaking story went viral and many activists, celebrities, and Influencers tirelessly protested for her release. 15 years later, Tennessee governor Bill Haslam has granted Cyntoia clemency. She will be eligible for release on August 7th, 2019.

Check out Influencer reactions on social media below:

According to the jury, 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown was supposed to take her rape like an adult, slip away into the night, file a police report which would likely be ignored and enter state custody. Anything but kill the 43-year-old child molester gun nut in his sleep.

Cyntoia Brown has been locked up for 14 years, since she was 16. 51 year sentence. There is no way she's a danger to society. They let Sammy The Bull Gravano free after he confessed to 19 murders. Alpo Martinez confessed to 14 murders and he's in Harlem right now.

if you want to stay informed about the fight to end the criminalization of those who have survived domestic & sexual violence, so that no one has to lose a single day of their life behind bars like she did, follow @survivepunish. onward!!!!

And while having her sentence commuted is worth celebrating, remember that Cyntoia Brown has been in prison for 14 years and will be on parole for 10 years. We must question the justice system that allowed this, and fight for others in similar situations who haven’t been freed.

The fact that she had to serve any time at all is a devastating example of how the criminal justice system fails to see the particular vulnerabilities of WOCs generally and black women in particular. Gov. Haslam has done the right thing here. #CyntoiaBrownhttps://t.co/hNxktLoc5h

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